Atherton Tablelands - Highlander Tour

Highlander Tour

Visit the Cairns Highlands and enjoy local wines and food

This interesting sightseeing tour takes in the beauty of the Cairns Highlands, the wet tropical rainforests dry savannah, and the plethora of local farm produce in the region. Visit lots of farms and taste some of the delicious local fare.

The Sightseeing

On the journey you will see the following:

  • Cathedral Fig Tree
  • Lake Barrine
  • Wet tropical rainforest
  • Seven Sisters- volcanic cinder cones
  • Dry eucalypt and tropical savannah country
  • Giant twin kauri pine trees
  • Rare Mabi rainforest. Home to tree climbing kangaroos
  • Towns of Mareeba, Yungaburra, Atherton and Tolga
  • Rich farmland with rolling countryside

Wine and Food

This is an interactive tour visiting local farms and towns. Visit a coffee plantation, two tropical fruit wineries, a dairy farm producing cheese and chocolate, and a macademia plantation. The tour takes you off the beaten track to private farms and local places where you will learn about the Australian country life. Enjoy the delicious lunch buffet.
This is a full day tour which has something for everyone and gives an insight into life in Australia and an opportunity to see where food originates.

What’s included: admissions, tours of the farms, lunch, tastings, afternoon and morning tea, park fees.

Available for purchase and hire: Coffee, Tropical Fruit Wines, macadamias, cheeses and chocolates are available direct from the producers.

What to bring: Water, sunscreen, enclosed shoes camera, , hat, and something warm between June and September